Urban Regeneration / Sustainable Considerations

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Inno.botanic is an open-plan mixed use space consisting of meeting rooms, collaboration studios and two gardens. The main purpose of the gardens is local production through recycling - using grey water recycling system to collect rain water that could be used for growing vegetation within the building and LED garden on the basement level.
The project is focussed on sustainable and biophilic design strategy to achieve economic, social and environmental benefits.

Design aims:

Helping the city to move towards more sustainable and climate change-aware designs and decisions.

Reducing flood risks within Jewellery Quarter.

Reducing overall energy efficiency.

Problem:

Completing site analysis has given be a better understanding on how environmental factors might be affecting the building and its surroundings. In terms of the building condition – there was a visible roof damage affecting external and internal fabrics. This problem became a focus point of my proposed regeneration plan for the building where sustainable considerations were made.

Another issue I came across was floods and poor water management system within the city. Birmingham has experienced a number of flooding events in the past two decades. The impacts of these flood events include physical damage to critical infrastructure. I have taken my analysis further and looked into climatic conditions and sun positioning in relation to the site and how the space could benefit from these factors while reducing the negative environmental impacts to the building and its surroundings.

Grey Water Recycling

Applying a low-technique required renovation method to build rainwater recycling system which would improve water management and provide Vertical and LED Garden with water.
Opening the roof up would control the micro-climate which would reduce overall energy usage. It would also give a better support for vegetation growth within the building.